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HANSARD IranI too congratulate the Minister on his appointment and welcome him to his place. Call me naive, perhaps, but I honestly believe that there is nobody in this Chamber who, for all…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranDoes the right hon. Lady not recognise that everything she has just accused the Government of not doing is exactly what her Government did not do for 10 years? The IRGC is exactly…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. It is a difficult question to answer, but I can tell the House what should not have been done, and what will never work. You do not…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his—as usual—erudite explanation. The point he is making is fundamentally correct: this was not done to help liberate the people of Iran from…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsMy constituent Jamie Dalgleish served 25 years in the submarine service, followed by 23 years in the Ministry of Defence police. He retired last year, but is still waiting for his…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Coastguard Volunteers: Remuneration and HMRC GuidanceIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Alec. I congratulate and thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for securing the debate and for how he…01 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionThe expansion is yet another egregious violation of international law, and as expected, the UK Government have unequivocally condemned it, but the problem is that, as Tel Aviv…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Coastguard Volunteers: Remuneration and HMRC GuidanceAs the Minister knows, the changes of duty will come into place in September. He will be aware of the feelings of Members across this House and their opposition to the changes.…01 Jul 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityLast week Amnesty International published a report entitled “Erasing Anything Palestinian”, which shines a powerful light on Israel’s ethnic cleansing in the west bank. It makes…16 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanJust when the High North and the Arctic is emerging as one of the world’s most important strategic hotspots, we have witnessed a major UK Government Department disintegrate before…15 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sThe SNP welcomes today’s statement addressing what is a clear and growing threat to our children’s wellbeing. The devil will of course be in the detail, but we will work…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on his appointment. I, too, pay credit to the Royal Marines on a job well done, and welcome anything that helps our allies in Ukraine…15 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Increase of Borrowing Limits) Order 2026I find it hard to believe that the Conservative party is trying to conflate the uplift for the Scottish Government with internal party finances. The hon. Member is either trying…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Increase of Borrowing Limits) Order 2026If the hon. Gentleman insists on going down this road, which I strongly advise him not to, I assume that his party will be supporting the amendment in the Scottish Parliament for…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastWe welcome the new sanctions, but the issue of illegality goes much deeper than these now-sanctioned organisations. The illegal settlements in the west bank are state sponsored,…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWould the UK consider a state to be a democracy and would it continue normal diplomatic relations with that state were it to introduce a differential death penalty based on…21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingI suspect that most reasonable people have concluded that if the Prime Minister knew and inadvertently misled Parliament, he should resign. If he did not know, he is running an…20 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastFollowing his ill-conceived and illegal war in Iran, President Trump has now sent the US Navy to block the strait of Hormuz. Already this year, Trump has unlawfully invaded…13 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI am asking about Trump.13 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastWhy, alone among our European allies, is the UK facilitating Trump’s illegal war by allowing the United States to use RAF bases to launch attacks? The Government admitted last…23 Mar 2026